[quickslowdown]

I use this frequently on Windows and Linux. These are the steps I take:

$> uv init --script <script_name>.py

$> uv add --script <script_name>.py <pkg1> <pkg2> ...

$> uv add --script <script_name>.py --dev <dev_pkg1> <dev_pkg2> ...

$> uv run <script_name>.py

Hope this helps :)

Source: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/guides/scripts/

[networked]

Unfortunately, `uv add --dev` doesn't work with `--script`:

  > uv -V
  uv 0.6.10
  > uv add --script foo.py --dev ruff
  error: the argument '--script <SCRIPT>' cannot be used with '--dev'

  Usage: uv add --script <SCRIPT> --link-mode <LINK_MODE> <PACKAGES|--requirements <REQUIREMENTS>>

  For more information, try '--help'.

There is currently no mention of `uv add --script foo.py --dev ...` in https://docs.astral.sh/uv/guides/scripts/. Inline script metadata in Python doesn't standardize development dependencies.

I wrote a recent comment about how I develop scripts with `pyproject.toml` to have a regular development environment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43503171.

[quickslowdown]

Interesting about the --deb flag not working with scripts. I wrote this from memory and feel like I've installed dev dependencies for a script, but it must be a hallucination because I just tried and it doesn't work. Thanks for the correction.

[mixmastamyk]

Aside: angle brackets should be avoided in shell examples; one mistaken enter and work can be destroyed.